अटकना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
अटकना (aṭaknā)
अटकाना (aṭkānā)
अटकवाना (aṭakvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*aṭṭakk-), probably borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Punjabi ਅਟਕਣਾ (aṭakṇā), Gujarati અટકવું (aṭakvũ), Marathi अडकणे (aḍakṇe), Bengali আটকানো (aṭkanō).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ʈək.nɑː/, [ɐ.ʈɐk.näː]
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Verb

अटकना • (aṭaknā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling اٹکنا)

  1. to be stopped, to stop
    गाड़ी रास्ते में अटक गई। ― gāṛī rāste mẽ aṭak gaī. ― The car stopped working on the way.
  2. to be stuck, jammed, entangled
    Synonym: फँसना (phãsnā)
    पेड़ पर मेरी पतंग अटक गई।
    peṛ par merī pataṅg aṭak gaī.
    My kite got stuck in a tree.
  3. to falter
    बोलते-बोलते अटकना ― bolte-bolte aṭaknā ― to falter as one is speaking
  4. to become involved, to be caught in something
    Synonyms: उलझना (ulajhnā), फँसना (phãsnā)

Conjugation

References

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    Helmut Nespital (2008) “अटकना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium]‎, Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page अटकना
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*aṭṭakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*aṭṭ²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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